He says: “That will be a big challenge, particularly as the national pot available from the Heritage Lottery Fund is shrinking.

“We will have to think of other ways to fund raise and approach grant-making bodies, serious thought will have to be given to that.

Beverley Minster

“I will have to listen very carefully to the work that has already been done on that. It’s not just the Minster, it’s St Mary’s and the local authority too so I want to get up to speed with the thinking to date on that.”